Friday, January 23, 2009

Funky Friday - Watching The Detectives (UK)

While sprouting from tot-to-teen during the seventies, I was a terror for TV Detectives - both the US variety covered (here), and the Brit-Cop shows that employed an almost off-the-peg parade of villainy..

I've still got my pick 'n 'mix library of original crimebusting Annuals stored in the loft, collecting together - The Persuaders,The Protectors,The Professionals, The Sweeney (surely The Sweeney were a bit too rough and ready for an Annual readers catchment audience) and The New Avengers..

Laurie Johnson's New Avengers (a flared and swishy refit of his sixties original), is surely the template tune for almost every Acid Jazz track, and gets worked over here by Southend's very own Snowboy...

Finally, can you decode this mystery title tune - and work out which show it's from??

The inner spread of The New Avengers Transfer set seems to be based on Heatherden Hall, part of the Pinewood Film Studios - which appears in The New Avengers, The Professionals, The Persuaders, UFO and Space 1999

Ooooooh transfers. Transfers! TRANSFERS!!! and Letraset!!! My mum was/is an illustrator and she had so much Letraset in the 70's/80's - I was the school Letraset queen. Do you remember putting transfers on your arms and trying not to get them wet in the bath? Thank you Mondo - I want to gove you a big hearty hug xx

I loved loved loved Transfers Romo - I think the very first set I had was a boat being attacked by a whale! And how cool to have an illustrator mum -my on-the-skin sort always cracked or went on wonky though..

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